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s-% THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER MeHENRY PLAINDEALER CO. XeHSNRY, ILLINOIS. JSfceres^^' IS. •bout 1,200 blast furnaces and field men of the Boilermakers' Association In the Pittsburg district bare struck for $3.50 for a nine-hour day. Henry Hornberg of Burns Valley, Minn., and his team were killed by lightning while driving in a thunder­ storm. Congressman De Armond of Missouri will deliver the annual address before tbe graduating class of the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington next June. Passenger train service, which was Interrupted by floods, has been re­ sumed over the Queen and Crescent Road between Shreveport, La., and Meridian, Miss. By imperial command Ernest Sharpe, the American basso, sang American and modern German songs before Emperor William and the em­ press at the palace last Wednesday evening. Dr. William Williams Keen of Phil­ adelphia has been elected an honorary member of the thirty-first congress of the German Chirurgical Association. The United States cruiser Brooklyn left Port Said, Egypt, for home. She Will stop at Gibraltar. The sealing steamer Neptune has arrived at St John's, N. F., with 25,- 000 seals on board. Ten of the twenty vessels composing the fleet are now home. Santa Rosa, N. M., was almost de­ stroyed by fire. • phenomenal gold strike is reported la Taos county. New Mexico. Jasper Privitt was found guilty of murder in the first degree at Milan, Mo., for killing John W. Wilp. Byron Sperry of Winnebago, Minn., Who was recently badly hurt in a" col­ lision at Houston, Tex., died of his injuries. Hon. C. L. Potter of Gainesville, Tex., has withdrawn from the race for ' Congress, leaving Congressman John H. Stephens a walkover for re-elec­ tion. Miners at Brazil, Ind., rejected the ultimatum of the operators to pay lasc year's scale, provided the miners re­ moved the cob and slate from the en­ try, and the matter will be referred to the national board. Over 6,000 miners aikl operators are idle. In a fight between John H. Ott and Ed Robbins, two railroad employes, at v Wellington, Kan., the latter struck Ott on the head with a shovel, inflict­ ing injuries which caused his death. John Gondolfo, proprietor of the People's bakery, at Dubuque, la., has filed a petition in bankruptcy. Liabil- v Ities, $16,200; assets, nothing. His largest creditor is the German bank, $8,55-5. Between $10,000,000 and $15,000,000 of the working capital the United States Steel Corporation will raise by the sale of $15,000,000 additional bonds will be spent In centralizing the pipe and tube plants of the trust. The Beaver Dam woolen mills were •Old at public auction for $30,960. The purchasers say the mills will be re­ opened at once. The plant was 1 bought by local and Chicago men. % Henry Cummings of New York, who supervised the arrangements for the floral decorations on the Deutschland during Prince Henry's return trip, said that $6,000 worth of flowers were used to decorate the cabins. The electric linemen of Pittsburg and Allegheny have struck for an In­ crease of pay from $2.50 to $3 for a» nine-hour day. About 600 men are <WL Four hundred and fifty carpenters ' have struck at St. Joseph, Mo., for a minimum wage scale of 37 cents an hour instead of 30 cents, as at pres­ ent. The stationary engineers of the Amalgamated mines at Butte, Mont., struck. Nine properties are tied up and over '3,000 men thrown out of workl The Confectioners' Review says that the proposed candj trust is reaching ft focus. The heads of two concerns, one in Chicago and the other in St. Ixrais, have provisionally agreed to as­ sist in an agreement. Three hundred men have quit at the Penwell Coal mine at Pana, 111., claim­ ing the operators have refused to re­ pair or replace the false scales. The operators declare that the Bcales are correct Three thousand miners have been forced into idleness by the strike of thirty stationary engineers at the Anaconda mine at Butte, Mont The engineers demand an increase of pay from $4 to $5 a day. Miss Anna Woodward, aged 17, died xat Denver from burns received at the bedding of her father by her dress catching fire. J. M. Kennedy, a demented newspa- . per man and formerly publisher of the Daily Oil .Bulletin, died at Beaumont, Texas. I Mrs. Jane G. Alexander, aged 78, Is dead at her home at Houston, Tex. She was one of the pioneers of Texas, going there in 1835, anu had lived un­ der four flags. Her death was caused by injuries received in a fall some weeks ago. Richard Baylessf aged 19, rescued nine men from a burning mine at Jop- lin, Mo., risking his own life in the (eat Charles M. Ford, a military prisoner, " while trying to escape from Fort Thomas, Ky., was shot and Instantly killed by a guard. * Fire in the Empire Hotel, a St. Louis lodging-house, endangered the lives of forty guests, several of whom had nar­ row escapes from suffocation. Fire destroyed the Xenla (Ohio) Company warehouse, causing a loss of 136.000. > • i.'r» The plant of the Albert Bchlnder carriage works at Cincinnati burned causing $50,000 losS. Henry Williams, colored, was hanged at Sumterville, Fla., for the murder of Lee Graham, white. Fire destroyed the Baxter-Kerns Mercantile Company's warehouse at Colorado Springs, causing $50,000 loss Jewels valued at over $5,000 lost by Mrs. Harriet Blaine Beal of Washing­ ton on a train en route to Florida have been returned to her. Prof. George P. Bacon of Beloit Col­ lege has accepted a call to the head professorship of physics of Wooster University at Wooster, Ohio, and will have charge of the new $90,000 build ing. Congressman Dorsey W. Shackle- ford was renominated by the Demo­ crats of the eighth Missouri district at Jefferson City. The Republican convention of Ful ton county Is called for April 25, In­ stead of April 28, as at first reported. The strike of Amalgamated Hoisting Engineers at Butte, Mont., has resulted In adding several hundred more men to the ranks of the unemployed by forcing the lower works of the Washoe smelters at Anaconda to close down. Weavers of the Moosup, Conn., plant of the American Woolen company struck In sympathy with the Olney- ville, R. I., strikers, making the num­ ber of strikers about 4,000. Eleven plants are idle. The American Bridge Company has granted an increase in wages amount­ ing to 25 per cent and an eight-hour day after May 1. Charles E. Coxe, a zinc mine pro­ moter and a former resident of Chica­ go, committed suicide at Knoxvllle, Tenn. Burglars got away with jewels val­ ued at $10,000 belonging to Mrs. E. E» Paramore, wife of a St. Louis capital­ ist E. Lawrence Fell of Philadelphia was elected president by the Phi Kap­ pa Psi national convention at Pitts­ burg. Martin A. Knapp of the Interstate commerce commission in an address at Philadelphia said that trusts had come to stay. Minnesota supreme court upholds the rights of those who purchased rail­ road grant lands from Archbishop Ire­ land in 188«. The United States Steel corporation has closed a contract with the Besse­ mer Furnace association for 225,000 tons of Bessemer pig iron for delivery in 1903. Fire destroyed 1,500,000 feet of dry lumber in the yards of the Stevens Lumber company at Rhinelander, Wis., causing between $20,000 and $30,000 damage, fully insured. Senator Hanna, former Secretary of the Interior Bliss and several con­ gressmen attended the Jefferson me­ morial and state good roads conven­ tion at Charlottesville, Va. For the second time within a year the Barker, Williams & Company's furniture installment house, at Pitts­ burg, burned, causing $40,000 loss. Other tenants suffered $30,000 loss. All are insured. Fire In a car attached to a Chicago and Alton fast freight train resulted in a record-breaking run to the near­ est water tank, but one of the three mechanics in the car was burned to death. Horatio W. Parker, professor of mu* sic at Yale, is to be honored by Cam­ bridge University, England, with the degree of doctor of music, which is rarely bestowed, Brahms being the last recipient. Former Governor James P. Eagle of Arkansas has refused to resign from the Arkansas state capitol commission at the request of Governor Jefferson Davis. Eagle opposed the renomina- tion of Davis for governor. Manson 1J. Johnson, charged with passing forged township warrants to the amount of $50,000, returned to An­ derson, Ind., and was taken in charge by the sheriff. Mrs. Blakeman of, Chi­ cago, who claims to have bought $5,- 400 worth of the paper from Johnson, threatens to file a charge against him In Chicago. Johnson Is seriously 111 with Bright's disease. Complete returns from the election at Des Moines give James Brenton, Republican, for mayor, 7,026 votes, against 6,026 for J. Hartbrower, Demo­ crat. The Ohio house passed the Bran- nock bill to punish anarchy or assault upon the president or state officers with electrocution, followed by crema­ tion. Three hundred hod carriers have struck at Cincinnati, Covington and Newport for an advance of 3% cen^g per hour, fixing the scale at $2.80 for an eight-hour day. Four hundred miners have struck at Centralia, 111., because they are not allowed to begin work at 7 o'clock in the summer, the operators Insisting on 'the old time of 8 o'clock. Hoisting engineers of the Brazil, Ind., district struck, the operators hav­ ing refused their demand for an eight- hour day and last rear's scale of $75 a month. Iowa house voted to grant a pardon to John Wesley Elkins, who killed his father and mother in 1889. The Combined Locks Paper Com­ pany at Kaukauna, Wis., has granted the short-hour schedule demanded by the men. The employes of the Thll- many and Outagamie mills will strike unless they are granted the same schedule. Moses Robertson, a negro, who killed Deputy Sheriff Jenkins at Pablo Beach, Fla., several months ago, was hanged at Jacksonville, Fla. Committee of Massachusetts house reported adversely on an appropria­ tion of $25,000 for a military statue of the late Benjamin F. Butler. W. J. Carton, aged 62, said to be a wealthy merchant of Utica, N. Y., was killed in a runaway accident at Colo­ rado Springs? Hattie M. Hayes, near Pana, 111., was divorced and married again Inside of twenty-four hours. The Marconi Wireless Telegraphy Company of London has sold its Amer­ ican rights and patents to an American company with a capital of >o,150,000. James Wilson has been convicted at Ava, Mo., of murdering Orville Lyons thirty-five years ago, and sentenced to ten years 1? tbe penitentiary. Business Transacted by the House and Senate in the National Capital, HARD RAPS FOR THE CHINESE ••••tor Fairbanks Bmw Thm mm Unfit Immigrant*. Contending: That Th*y Displace Whit* Labor and -Are Un­ desirable from American Point of View. Tuesday, April 1. Debate on the oleomargarine meas­ ure was continued throughout the ses­ sion of the senate. Mr. Heitfeld op­ posed the bill because he believed It proposed to drive the oleomargarine industry to the wall. Mr. Galltnger advocated the bill "because it was a protest against fraud and against an Industry which depended for its suc­ cess upon duplicity and dishonesty." Mr. Spooner made an extended legal and constitutional argument In sup­ port of the measure. Mr. Bailey began an argument in opposition to the bill, but had not concluded when adjourn­ ment came. Following a brief exec­ utive session, Mr. Stewart reported the Indian appropriation bill and gave no­ tice that he would call it up at an ear­ ly date. Rapid progress was made by the house with the sundry civil appropria­ tion bill, ninety-three of the 139 pages of the measure being completed. Ef­ forts to amend the bill were success­ fully resisted by Mr. Cannon. Mr. Sulzer (N. Y.) offered an amendment to appropriate $50,000 for lighting the torch of Bartholdi's statue of liberty In New York harbor. It was rejected by a vote of 61 to 67. Mr. Small (N. C.) had-the appropriation for topo­ graphic surveys increased from $250,- 000 to $300,000. Mr. Knox reported the bill for the admission of New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona. During the day Mr. Robinson (Ind.) discussed the passing of the House" as a delibera­ tive body. Mr. Grow (Pa.) discussed the question of electing senators by popular vote. He favored a constitu­ tional amendment for- that purpose. , Wednesday, April «. Discussion of the oleomargarine bill again occupied most of the day In the Senate. Bills were passed authorizing the appointment of John Russell Bart- lett as a rear admiral on the retired list of the navy; transferring a lot in Woodland Cemetery to the City of Quincy, 111., and extending the time for presentation of claims to reim­ burse the governors of states and territories for efpen&s incurred by them in aiding the United States to raise and organize an army In the war with Spain to Jan. 1, 1903. Seventy- one private pension bills were also passed. Adjournment came after an executive session. The sundry civil appropriation bill was passed by the House, making the eighth of the regular annual supply Passed at tills fieBhiun Only a few unimportant amendments were attached to it. After it was dis­ posed of debate on the revenue cutter bill was resumed. Messrs. Sulzer (N. Y.), Bellamy (N. C.), Ryan (N. Y,), Lessler (N. Y.) and Goldfogle (N. Y.) spoke for the measure and Messrs. Loud (Cal.) and Crumpacker (Ind.) against it. Mr. Loud said he was op­ posed on principle to retirement with pay of employes of the government. Had he been a member of Congress when the law was enacted for the re­ tirement of naval or army officers he would have antagonized It. Thursday, April 3. By the close vote of 37 to 35 a mo­ tion to recommit the oleomargarine bill was defeated in the senate. The bill was then passed without the house amendment, substantially In the form 01 the Grout bill, by a vote of 39 to 31. The Mooney or minority bill was defeated, 39 to 29. Both Senators Cul- lom and Mason were present and vot­ ed for the bill and against the sub­ stitute. On motion of Mr. Penrose of the committee on immigration, the senate made the Chinese exclusion bill the unfinished business. The sen­ ate at 5:10 went into executive session and at 5:15 adjourned. In the house the senate bill to pro­ mote the efficiency of the revenue cutter service passed by a vote of 135 to 49. The qpponents of the meas­ ure fought it to the very last ditch. At the very end they attempted a filiouster, but were swept aside by the overwhelming majority in favor of the measure. The discussion occupied the entire session. Mr. Mann (111.) closed for the opposition. He declared that the first gun of the Spanish-Am­ erican war was not fired by the reve­ nue cutter service. He said the first gun was fired by the Spaniards at Manila, because, through negligence aboard the revenue cutter McCulloch, the burning out cf that ship's smoke- To Build Car Wheel Plant. Bethlehem, Pa., special: An experi­ mental plant to cost several million dollars is to be built at the Bethle­ hem Steel Company's works for the manufacture of car wheels from pressed steel. gave notice of tho approach of the American fleet. In concluding he declared that If the door to a civil pension list was once opened no one could predict how long the roll would become. Mr. Hepburn (Iowa) closed the debate for the friends of the bill. He scouted the Idea that its enactment would be the entering wedge for a civil pension list Friday, April 4. Consideration of the Chinese exclu­ sion bill was begun in the senate, Mr. Mitchell (Ore.) making the opening speech. He pointed out what he deem­ ed to be the necessity for the exclusion of Chinese laborers and elaborately analyzed the bill. He said It had been constructed on the basis of existing law, in the light of experience and of tbe decisions of the courts. While Its provisions were drastic, the bill, he said, in some respects was more lib­ eral than the Geary act During the consideration of the Chinese bill Min­ ister Wu was in the diplomatic gal­ lery. Mr. Quay gave notice of the fol­ lowing amendment as an additional section: "That nothing herein con­ tained shall be construed to exclude the Chinese Christians or Chinese who assisted in the defense or relief of the foreign legations or the Pe-Tang ca­ thedral in the City of Peking, in the year 1900." A concurrent resolution was adopted providing for the appoint­ ment of a joint committee to atend the ceremonies incident to the transfer of the remains of Gen. Rosecrans from California to their final resting place in Arlington cemetery, May 1. The Indian appropriation bill was under consideration for a time, but was not completed. Adjournment followed the usual executive session. The Chinese exclusion bill occupied most of the session in the house. No opponents of the general principle of exclusion appeared, but members were divided in their support of the- two bills presented. Messrs. Hltt (111.), Perkins (N. Y.) and Adams (Pa.) sup­ ported the majority bill and Messrs. Clark (Mo.), Kahn (Cal.) and Naphen (Mass.) spoke for the minority substi­ tute. Congressman Sulzer (N. Y.) in­ troduced a resolution asking the sec­ retary of state for such information as he could give, not incompatible with public Interests, regarding the charges about an alleged British war camp near New Orleans. HOTELSJRN UP Atlantic City Starts the Sea­ son with a Million Dollar Fire. HIGH WIND FANSnHE FLAMES -h Three Acre* of B^ildlagt Laid In Bains Within Fire Hoara--Life Boat* Used to Take Sightseers from Dangerous Posltloa* on tho Plan c:: Saturday, April 5- After passing the Indian appropria­ tion bill the senate considered the Chinese exclusion measure. Mr. Fair­ banks analyzed its provisions to dem­ onstrate that they were not in con­ travention of the treaty with China and discussed at length the right of congress to enact exclusion legislation. "That American labor is displaced by the admission of Chinese labor, and that the opportunity of American labor is curtailed to the extent that Chinese labor Is introduced, is obvi­ ous," he said. "The Chinese do not harmonize with us. Upon their ad­ mission they become an undigested and undigestible mass. A most seri­ ous objection to the admission of Chinese laborers is the general disre­ gard of the home relation with all its humanizing and ennobling influ­ ences." An extended debate upon some of the provisions of the pending .bill followed Mr. Fairbanks' speech. Mr. Gallingpr (N. H.) and Mr. Plait (Conn.) indicating their * belief that the provisions of the measure relat­ ing to tne exempted class were In contravention of treaty obligations to China. Mr. Lodge, Mr. Penrose and Mr. Fairbanks combated this view. The Chinese exclusion bill was un­ der consideration in the house tnroughout the day, general debate be­ ing closed. Without exception the speeches were favorable to rigid ex­ clusion, and expressed the feeling of repugnance to the Chinese. Mr. Kahn (Cal.), the author of the bill, was gratified during the day by reaching an understanding by which most of the amendments proposed by the Pa­ cific coast people will be accepted by the committee. This probably will lead to the withdrawal of the minori­ ty bill and the passage of the majority measure. The only amendment at issue is on the sailors' clause, and this Is to be submitted to a vote. FLAMES SWEEP INDIANA TOWN Aid from Neighbors Saves Chesterton from Destruction- Chesterton, Ind., made an ap­ peal to Laporte for help to fight a fire which threatened to destroy the town and a special train carrying a part of the fire department responded. Ches­ terton is twenty-two miles west of La­ porte on the Lake Short railroad. It has a population of about 1,600. Eight business houses were in flames and the high wind was carrying the fire to all sections of the town. The place has no system of waterworks, but a steamer was sent from Michigan City and the water pumped from Cof­ fee creek. .Find Ruins of Burled City. Redding, Cal., dispatch: A buried city has been unearthed in the lava in Lassen county. Skeletons and relics wei^ found antedating all aborigines known to history. Duo Ktudee Guard*. V Wichita (Kan.) special: J. P. Dunn, for whose arrest for alleged bigamy, bank robbery and murder a reward of $11,000 has been offered, escaped from St. Francis' hospital while under a heavy guard. Germany a Good Customer. Berlin dispatch: The last quarter's exports to the United States from all Germany amounted to $23,786,094, an Increase of $1,287,560. Sargent Given Position. Washington dispatch: Frank Sar­ gent, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, saw the presi­ dent and was tendered the position of commissioner general of Immigration. Mr. Sargent accepted the offer. Would Invalidate Treaty. Representative Patterson of Tennes­ see introduced a bill to abolish slavery In the Philippines and to invalidate the treaty between General Bates and the sultan of the Sulu Islands. X Rich Colorado Mine Sold. Denver dispatch: It is declared that the Camp Bird mine, near Ouray, Colo., owned by Thomas F. Walsh, has been sold to the Venture Corporation of London for $5,500,000. . - V . Indians Seek Belief. Phoenix, Ariz., specUl: Unless aid Is provided at once 2,000 Pima and Maricopa Indians will die this sum­ mer, as they have no water for irriga­ tion and crops are already dried out and cattle are starving. Denies Habeas Corpus Writ. Kenosha, Wis., special: Court Com­ missioner Myron A. Baker has denied the writ of habeas corpus petitioned for by John Gaster, the ex-Alderman Moused of bribery. Within five hours three acres of ocean front buildings were laid in ruins at Atlantic City, N. J. Starting about 10:30 o'clock in a board walk structure and fanned by a brisk south­ west wind, the flames rolled rapidly northward along the beach. At 1 o'clock, still in full career and beyond the control of the Atlantic City fire de­ partment, they reached New York ave­ nue. There they were met by three companis of the Philadelphia firemen and they went no farther. By that time, however, thirty-five buildings had been entirely and three others partly destroyed. Eleven hotels and the Academy of Music were in the field of ruins. The loss Is esti­ mated at from $800,000 to $1,000,000. This, however, takes no account of the season's loss of business, which all the hotels and some of the business houses must suffer. Only a small por- itlon of the loss Is covered by insur­ ance, as the rates are practically pro­ hibitive in the devastated section. Following are the hotels destroyed: Luray and annex, New Holland, Strat­ ford, Berkeley, Bryn Mawr, Stickney, Evard, Rio Grande, Mervlne, Acad­ emy, Tarleton, Windsor* Early in the day the Tarleton hotel was discovered to be afire, and though an alarm was quickly sounded, the flames quickly communicated to the Luray hotel, and both buildings were soon burning fiercely. __ As the fire spread the wind appeared to increase in violence. Atlantic City officials sent a frantic appeal to the Philadelphia fire department for aid. As the flre spread along the beach it burned the board walk, and this placed the firemen at a disadvantage, as they were compelled to retreat to the beach. In some instances the flre companies were unable to get their hose off the board walk and it was destroyed, thus hampering their ef­ forts still further. The firemen from Philadelphia and Camden pumped water direct from the ocean to the flames wherever practicable. The flre had been burning foi prob­ ably two hours or more when it was noticed that the big marine h'all of the pier was on flre, the flames having been started by sparks from burning buildings on the inside of the board walk. Many persons, Including wom­ en, who were on the pier watching the fire on the beach, became panic- stricken, realizing that they could not n the gauntlet of fire ana reach the board walk. Many women fainted and had to be dragged away from the radius of blis­ tering heat caused by the rapidly ap­ proaching flames. Lifeboats were sent out from the beach to the rescue of the imperiled crowd, which had little time to wait before the pier was burned from un­ der their feet. Many women were only restrained by force from leaping over the rail Into the water below. After much difficulty the crowd was rescued from their perilous position and carried to Bhore in the lifeboats. The marine hall and theater were destroyed before the flames could be checked, causing a heavy loss. STRIKE GOLD IN MONTANA MINES Rich Finds Unnovered Near Pony Show Fine Aver­ age Assays. RUSH TO THUNDER MOUNTAIN Primitive Methods Bald to Produce Won­ derful Results In a District Alleged to Have Been Lavishly Sprinkled by Nature ^th Decomposed Ore. Charged with Grave Crime. Bay City, Mich., dispatch: Dr. Roy W. Griswold, a prominent physician, and Edwin T. Bennett, former ojirner of the Bay City Tribune, were arrested on warrants charging them with man­ slaughter In connection with the death March 19 of Agnes Eberstein, or May Morris, as she registered at the Fraser House. The men were released on ball of fl,000 each. Girls Form Bucket Brigade. New York dispatch: Fifty pupils at the fashionable Hull boarding school for young women, presided over by Miss Gerrish, distinguished themselves by refraining from more than the nec­ essary amount of hysteria and, form­ ing a bucket brigade, extinguished a flre in the school building in West End avenue. Mew Treaty Signed. Washington dispatch: Secretary Hay and Mr. Raikes, secretary of the Brit­ ish embassy, signed a treaty extend­ ing to the British colonies the pro­ visions of the original treaty between the United States and Great Britain for the protection of industrial prop­ erty. Omaha Editor Arrested. Omaha, Neb., special: Editor Rose- water of the Omaha Bee was arrested, charged with sending money through agents to secure the election of legis­ lators who favored his senatorial can­ didacy a year and half ago. Cut Man's Throat. Salt Lake City special: Clyde Felt, 14 years old, vps afrested for the mur­ der of Samuel Collins and confessed that he cut Collins' throat at the so­ licitation of the old man March 81. Rhodes Remembered America. London dispatch: The will of Cecil Rhodes provides for the establishment of colonial scholarships, as previously announced, and two American schol­ arships to each of tho present BtateB and territories of the United States.. Says laziness flese'ta Chnrah. New York dispatch: Bishop Fowler, in addressing applicants for member­ ship into the New York Methodist con­ ference, said laziness is the besetting sin of the day in the church. Three rich gold strikes in as many different mines in three days is the record of Madison county, Montana. The Fourth of July mine, near Pony, which wa3 recently purchased by the Largey estate, is the scene of the first strike. An unusually rich streak of gold ore in the tunnel was found, and while its extent 1b not yet known, the outlook is considered most promising. The ore assays ?170 a ton in gold. Gilbert & Parker, owners of the Olympia mine, near Pony, have struck high grade ore, an average sample assay shoeing H50 gold, 30 per cent lead and seventy ounces sil­ ver. The vein is from twelve to eighteen inches wide. The mine is an extension of the noted White Pine property. Still another extremely rich discov­ ery has been made at Pony, In the Pan-American, under lease to McFad- den, Brackett & Ervin. This streak Is from eight to twelve inches in width and assay returns show $156 in gold, 25 per cent In lead and sixteen ounces in silver to the ton. What is regarded as absolutely re­ liable Information concerning the Thunder Mountain gold fields was brought to Boise City, Idaho, by Chas. Crawford, a practical miner and for­ mer newspaper man. "It is a most re­ markable section," said Crawford. "Over an area with a radius of about thirty-five miles nature has sprinkled gold lavishly. Much of the surface is decomposed and the ore easily handled. The practice Is to work it with hy­ draulics when the large operations can be conducted, but the poor man merely runs it through his rocker and his re­ turns are ample.^ "I Investigated the stories of big money made out of this decomposed quartz, and I discovered that they had not been exaggerated. The Caswell brothers took out ?20,000 In fourteen weeks, using a sluice box. Some of the dirt went over 9150 a pound. In other Instances men have taken out from $30 to $350 in two hours by use of the most primitive methods. "While there are instances of quick wealth made that way, the ore opera­ tors In the field have for the most part made their wealth by selling their claims to companies. In the neighbor­ hood of $2,000,000 by Eastern com­ panies has been invested there already. "The trails are filled with men rush­ ing to the gold field. I witnessed many pitiable sights. Lack of provisions Ra<? weakened ixmiiy of those who had been toiling on snowshoes and behind dog sleds over the rough mountains, but no amount of urging could turn them back. In a few instances I encountered men who had lived for days on rice, all their other provisions having either been eaten or stolen by desperate char­ acters who have joined the rush." Foxhall Keene Hart In Chase. London dispatch: Foxhall Keene, the American sportsman, was riding with the quorn hounds near Burrough Hill, Melton Mowbray, when his horse fell at the first fence and rolled over him. Mr. Keene, who was unconscious for considerable time, recovered suffi­ ciently to be removed to Dalby Hall, the residence of the master of the fox­ hounds. OLEO MAKERS BE 9 1 Artificial Color Amendment May Afford Loophole to Manufacturers. PROPOSED BY MR. F0RAKER Cleverly Worded Addltloa to Bill" la Likely to Defeat the Objeet mt Ita fameti, who Look for a BltMff When It Reaches the "nasi An exceptionally Important amend­ ment was added to the oleomargarine bill before it passed the Senate. Ap­ parently those having the measure in charge did not appreciate its import­ ance, as it was accepted without de­ bate or opposition. The amendment was framed by Senator Foraker of Ohio. It provides that instead of im­ posing a tax of 10 cents a pound upon oleo colored in imitation of butter the tax shall be collected upon oleomargar­ ine 'artificially" colored in imitation of butter. The modification promises to throw the bill into a deadlock. Rep­ resentative Henry of Connecticut, who is leading the dairy forces in the House, declared that the restriction of the prohibitive tax to "artificially" colored oleomargarine would destroy the object of the bill. Th6 House may be expected to bit­ terly fight fiie change, although Charles Y. Knight, of Chicago, secre­ tary of the National Dairy Union, sayB that the restriction is not im-; portant It is explained, however* that it Is possible to feed cows so a* to produce highly colored, rich cream,, which used In the manufacture ofi oleomargarine will give It a tint of, color, relieving it of the semblance: of lard, and bringing it near to the4 color of the higher grades of butter. As this is not artificial coloring the product would not be subjected to the. prohibitive tax, but would be required to pay only one-quarter of a cent a pound. The reduction of the tax upon un- colored oleo, and the lowering of tho license upon manufacturers and whole­ sale and retail dealers is beneficial to the oleo interests, and should ioe House be forced to accept the Foraker amendment It is asserted the manu­ facture of the product will be stim­ ulated. @7.00 Jump to Escape Death. Cincinnati, O., dispatch: Mrs. Wil­ liam Burns of Covington, Ky., and her three children had a narrow escape from death while returning from a fu­ neral when the. carriage In which they were riding was struck at a crossing by a Big Four switch engine, Mrs. Burns and her children jumping to es­ cape serious Injury. Capitalists Buy Plantation. Memphis, Tenn., dispatch: Official announcement was made here of a large land deal in which Stuyvesant Fish and several other capitalists of the north and east have purchased 10,052 acres of land in Cohama county, Mississippi, and have organized a company for the development of a large cotton plantation. President Draper's Le| Broken* President Andrew S. Draper of the University of Illinois and Mrs. Draper were thrown from their carriage while out driving at Champaign and as a re­ sult the president's left leg was broken above tbe knee. Mrs. Draper escaped with a severe jarring and several bruises and scratches. Texas Antl-Trnst Laws Invalid. Dallas, Tex., dispatch: The Texas anti-trust acts of 18S9, 1895 and 1899 were declared unconstitutional by the court of civil appeals in forming the case of the state against the Shippers' Compress and Warehouse company. Keene Heads Rubber H(ht New York special; James R. Keene is heading a fight against the manage­ ment of the Rubber Goods Manufac­ turing Company. It is proposed to cut down the capital Btock from |50,- 000,000 to 130.000,000. Lyman Ga*e Takes Mew Fealties. New York special: Lyman J. Gage, former secretary of the treasury, was elected president of the United States Trust company. He succeeded John A. Stewart, who resigned on account of ill health. Burglars Buy In Indiana. Covington (Ind.) dispatch: Burglars entered the postoffice and with dyna­ mite wrecked the place. The robbers got away with a large amount of cash, stamps and money orders. LATEST MARKETS. CHICAGO. Winter wheat, No. 2 red. 0 .76 £ Corn, No. 2 @ .69% Oats, No. 2 41%@ .42% Cattle 2.40 @7.50 Hogs 6.50 Sheep and lambs 3.50 NEW YORK. Wheat, No. 2 red Corn, No. 2 Oats, No. 2 ST. LOUIS. Wheat, No. 2 red, cash. Corn, No. 2 cash Oats, No. 2 cash ...... MILWAUKEE. Wheat, No. 1 northern. Corn, May Oats, No. 2 white KANSAS CITY. Wheat, cash, No. 2 hard. .68%@ .68V* @ .83% 0 .67% © .47% 0 .77% 0 .60% @ .43 0 .73% © .60% © .44 Corn, cash, No. 2 mixed. @ .59% Oats, No. 2 white © .45 & PEORIA. © .58% Oats, No. 2 white © .43% MINNEAPOLIS. Wheat, No. 1 northern. © .72% DULUTH. Wheat, No. 1 northern. © .71% 0 .40% 0 .60 OMAHA. 2.75 @7.00 5.00 @6.86 4.00 @6.70 TOLEDO. 0 .78 0 .59% 0 .42% Two Soldiers Drowned. Detroit (Mich.) dispatch: While re­ turning from a fishing expedition In a small sailboat Lieutenant Howard F. Avery, adjutant of the First battalion of the Fourteenth regiment, stationed at Fort Wayne, and Second Lieutenant W. Ashbrldge were drowned by the overturning of the boat in the river about 600 yards below the fort. These officers were accompanied by Trumpeter Richard Tuney, who was rescued while clinging to the over­ turned boat. All had seen service in the Philippines. Say Miles Is to Be Retired. Chicago special: The Journal prints the following from Its Wash­ ington correspondent: "There is every reason to believe that Gen. Miles will be placed on the retired list by order of the president at an early day. The information to this effect comes from an authoritative source." Honor Aged Doctor. St. Louis special: The most prom­ inent physicians in the United States will gather In St. Louis April 17 to honor Elisha H. Gregory, who been a teacher of medicine in St. Louis for fifty years. •"ear Indian Uprising. Tucson, Ariz., dispatch: Americans are getting out of Sonora as fast as possible owing to the warning given by Mexican officers that serious trouble Is expected with the Yaqui Indians. French Annex an Island. San Francisco dispatch: News oomee from Australia that the French have annexed the island of Rimitara, one of the Tubuai group in the South seas. The entire group is now under French control. O. *. Carter Has Typhoid. Leavenworth (Kan.) special: Obw- lin M. Carter, ex-Captain of engineers, nq^w serving a five-year sentence la the federal penitentiary here, Is seri­ ously ill with typhoid fever.